Forests

Forest Protection and Restoration

Imagine walking through a grove of ancient trees along a cold, swift-flowing river in the Cascades. Trees that were already giants when Lewis and Clark first arrived in Oregon, and if protected, will still stand and amaze families 200 years from now.

Unfortunately, much of Oregon's old-growth heritage forests have been lost to reckless logging and development. Oregon Wild believes that what remains is a precious part of our children's natural heritage--a legacy that should be protected and preserved.

We are working hard to do just that:

Oregon Wild is working to maintain the environmental protections of the Northwest Forest Plan and other laws, and fighting efforts in Congress to increase logging on millions of acres of our backyard BLM forests in Western Oregon.

We are fighting to protect rare fish and wildlife that depend on our remaining old-growth forests for their survival.

We are working with forest stakeholders to design projects that restore fish and wildlife habitat that has been lost from decades of reckless logging and road building, and that reduce the risk of fire to homes and communities and restore old-growth habitat.